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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Sam's "Big Brother"?
(a) Brian
(b) Adam
(c) Bob
(d) Terry
2. To what does Anne compare attacking a child?
(a) Taking a cripple's crutch
(b) Taking a blindman's cane
(c) Bitch-slapping E.T.
(d) Kicking a dog
3. What do Anne and Sam see coming in from the mountains in Idaho?
(a) Eagles
(b) Paragliders
(c) Storm clouds
(d) Snow squalls
4. Who raised Anne's father?
(a) His grandparents
(b) Missionaries in Tokyo
(c) His adopted parents
(d) His foster parents
5. What turns Anne's life around during college?
(a) She takes a religion class.
(b) She gets a religious boyfriend.
(c) She reads Kierkgaard's "Fear and Trembling."
(d) She has a great roommate.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Anne consider it to be when the answer to #27 supports the answer to #26 when he cannot stand at the airport?
2. What quality does this woman have that Anne approves of?
3. How old is Sam when Anne first takes him to church?
4. What does Anne say wears on her to the point that she knows she has to do something about it?
5. What news arrives as Anne prays for Pammy's cure?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Anne and Sam are at Ixtapa for vacation, they are both still mourning the death of Anne's friend, Pammy. What happens to alter Anne's perspective a little?
2. What is the symbolism Anne speaks of when she talks about "pieces of Pammy"?
3. What role does alcohol play in Anne's home life?
4. How does Anne describe her church family?
5. How is Anne part of another little miracle?
6. Why does Anne admire a woman who rejects ministrations from the church elders?
7. What happens to Anne's father when Anne is 23?
8. How does Anne know that Sam has forgiven her for the cartoon episode of that Ash Wednesday morning?
9. Anne's friend, Pammy, learns that she can adopt a baby at the same time that she learns she is dying from cancer. How does Pammy think about her new daughter during this time?
10. How does an Ash Wednesday morning, which Anne means to be filled with respect, turn out completely the opposite?
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